Acts 27
1 When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners under the charge of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Regiment.
And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail along the coast of Asia. So we went to sea. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia went with us.
And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, about to sail along the coasts of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 The next day we landed at the city of Sidon, where Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.
And the next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go to his friends, and receive their care.
4 From there we went to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, close to the island, because the winds were against us.
And thence putting to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 Then we had sailed across the sea and were near the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra, a city of Lycia.
And having sailed over the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail to Italy. He put us in it.
And there the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria about to sail for Italy, put us on board of it.
7 When we had sailed slowly for many days and had finally arrived with difficulty near Cnidus, the wind no longer allowed us to go that way, so we sailed along the sheltered side of Crete, opposite Salmone.
And sailing slowly some days, and having with difficulty arrived over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to put in, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 We sailed along the coast with difficulty, until we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, which is near the city of Lasea.
and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea.
9 We had now taken much time, the time of the Jewish fast also had passed, and it had now become dangerous to sail. So Paul warned them,
And much time having been spent, and the voyage being now dangerous, because the Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,
10 and said, “Men, I see that the voyage we are about to take will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.
11 But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things that were spoken by Paul.
But the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than what was spoken by Paul.
12 Because the harbor was not easy to spend the winter in, most of the sailors advised to sail from there, if by any means we could reach the city of Phoenix, to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete, and it faces northeast and southeast.
And as the harbor was not well situated for wintering, the greater part advised to sail thence also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest, and there winter.
13 When the south wind began to blow gently, the sailors thought that they had what they needed. So they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.
And when a south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and coasted along close by Crete.
14 But after a short time a wind of hurricane force, called the northeaster, began to beat down from the island.
But not long after, there rushed against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind.
And the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, we gave up to it, and were driven along.
16 We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat.
And running under a certain small island called Clauda, we were hardly able to get possession of the boat;
17 When they had hoisted the lifeboat up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that they should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven.
18 We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard.
And as we were violently tempest-tossed, the next day they began to lighten the vessel;
19 On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands.
and the third day we cast out with our own hands the movables of the ship.
20 When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned.
And as neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, thenceforward all hope that we should be saved was taken away.
21 When they had gone long without food, then Paul stood up among the sailors and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, so as to get this injury and loss.
And after there had been much abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete, nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss.
22 Now I urge you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship.
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me
For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are sailing with you.'
saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee.
25 Therefore be cheerful, men! For I trust God that it will happen just as it was told to me.
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be just as it hath been told me.
26 But we must run aground upon some island.”
But we must be cast upon some island.
27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven this way and that in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they were approaching some land.
And when the fourteenth night had come on, as we were driven onward in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were near some country;
28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a little while, they took more soundings and found fifteen fathoms.
and sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and having gone a little further and sounded again, they found fifteen fathoms;
29 They were afraid that we might crash on the rocks, so they lowered four anchors from the stern and prayed that morning would come soon.
then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for day.
30 The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow.
And as the sailors were seeking means to escape from the ship, when they had lowered the boat into the sea, under the pretence that they were about to carry out anchors from the foreship,
31 But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, If these men do not stay in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.
33 When daylight was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food. He said, “This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and do not eat; you have eaten nothing.
And while the day was coming on, Paul exhorted them all to take food; saying, This is the fourteenth day that ye have waited, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 So I urge you to share some food, for this is necessary for you to survive. For not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”
Wherefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your safety; for there shall not a hair be lost from the head of one of you.
35 When he had said this, he took bread and he thanked God in the sight of everyone. Then he broke the bread and began to eat.
And having thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and having broken it, he began to eat.
36 Then they were all encouraged and they also took food.
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took food.
37 We were 276 people in the ship.
And there were of us in the ship in all two hundred and seventy-six souls.
38 When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting out the grain into the sea.
39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a beach, and they discussed whether they could drive the ship onto it.
And when it was day, they did not know the land; but they observed a certain creek having a beach, into which they determined, if possible, to run the ship.
40 So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosed the ropes of the rudders and raised the foresail to the wind; and so they headed to the beach.
And cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea, and at the same time unfastening the rudder-bands, and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made toward the beach.
41 But they came to a place where two currents met, and the ship ran into the ground. The bow of the ship stuck there and remained unmovable, but the stern began to break up because of the waves' violence.
And falling into a place having the sea on both sides, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the stern was breaking to pieces with the violence [[of the waves]].
42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape.
And on the part of the soldiers there was a plan to kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out and escape.
43 But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and ordered those who could swim to cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land,
44 Then the rest of the men should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. In this way it happened that all of us came safely to land.
and the rest, some on boards, and others on something from the ship. And in this way it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to land.
